Callogorgia sp. octocoral with brittlestar (left) and purple soft corals (right).

Callogorgia sp. octocoral with a brittle star (left) and purple soft corals (right) from Green Canyon region in the Gulf of Mexico. Image courtesy of Ian MacDonald, Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks.

Lophelia II 2009

Lophelia II 2009: August 31 Log

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